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Safety Guide safety in the working environment

COMPANY Your technological partner since 1959 ReeR was established in 1959 to distribute components for industry, lighting and home automation. By the mid-70’s the first safety sensors were developed, and afterwards the first light curtains were produced. Today ReeR is both the Italian leading company and one of the main world manufacturers of optoelectronic sensors for industrial safety. The export activity of the Safety Division outlines the company’s global expertise and its network of skilled distributors provide an accurate support service to their customers based in more than 50...

Key wordsQuality The ReeR product quality is guaranteed by the Quality System certified by TUV Italia according to the ISO 9001:2008 standard. ■ Insourcing of all main working phases ■ Process control, quality, delivery times, competitiveness ■ Computerisedmonitoring of every working phase guarantees: - part list check - traceability ReeR supports the environment All internal electrical consumption origins from renewable sources. The 2002/95/CE RoHS directive restricts the use of hazardous substances in electric and electronic devices. Health and safety in the workplace In order to reduce...

COMPANY 1 Products Safety devices ■ Type 4 and Type 2 Safety light curtains ■ Photocells ■ Magnetic and RFID switches ■ Incremental encoder Configurable controllers Laser scanners Safety Interfaces PL e - SIL 3 Safety speed monitoring interface Type 4 interface for light curtains Type 4 interface with muting for light curtains PL e safety interface for two-hand control PL e safety interfaces for emergency stop buttons and safety switches Measuring devices Direct sales network in Italy and China and 65 distributors in the world

SAFETY GUIDE SAFETY IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT

SAFETY GUIDE Introduction This safety guide refers to the set of rules governing the control system on safety of machinery. In particular, this concerns the crucial family of standards under the umbrella of: ISO 13849 “Safety of machinery” (ISO) IEC 61508 “ Functional safety of electrical / electronic / programmable electronic safety related systems” (IEC). IEC 61508 which impacts safety of machinery especially through IEC 62061 “Safety of machinery - Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems” IEC 61496 “Safety of machinery -...

Social directives "Social Directives" 2009/104/EC and 89/391/EC, are aimed at the improvement of safety in working environment. The Directives: ■ Determine the preventive measures to be adopted in the working environment. ■ Supply information on: - risk analysis - program of prevention and achievement of compliance of the machines - procedures concerning the compliance of machines - responsibilities of the employer - education and training of the people in charge of system operation ■ Imposes the adaptation of existing machinery in compliance with the provisions of the Machinery...

Low voltage directive 2014/35/EU is aimed at ensuring that electrical materials are designed and manufactured so as to guarantee the protection of people against any risk of injury arising from the use of such materials. This Directive applies to all electrical materials meant for use at a nominal voltage of between: ■ 50V and 1000V for alternating current ■ 75V and 1500V for direct current Electromagnetic compatibility directive The aim of "Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive" 2014/30/EU is to ensure that electrical devices are designed and manufactured so that: ■ Electromagnetic...

Accredited bodies In each Member State, the role of the accredited Bodies is to assess and verify the compliance and the application of the European Directives. Each State is responsible for the appointment and control of its own Bodies. In Italy the authorized body to carry out accreditation activities is: Accredia. Accredia maintains a database with a list of all Italian organizations accredited for the various directives. Notified bodies Notified Bodies are authorized to examine and certify machines and safety components in compliance with the applicable Directives. Each Member State of...

SAFETY GUIDE The European Standards concerning safety are subdivided into 3 groups: TYPE A STANDARDS They specify the general design principles applying to all types of machine: e.g... EN ISO 12100 Safety of machinery - General principles for design - Risk assessment and risk reduction TYPE B STANDARDS They are divided into two classes: type B1 Standards: concerning a specific aspect of safety e.g... EN ISO 13855 Positioning of safeguards with respect to approach speeds of parts of the human body EN ISO 13857 - 1 Safety distances for the protection of the upper limbs EN 60204 Safety of...

SAFETY GUIDE Northern American standard and test bodies The Body overseeing health and safety in the workplace in the USA is the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). Individual States may have their own safety regulatory organizations which may enforce stricter regulations than OSHA. OSHA oversees the application of laws and regulations in force at the Federal level, and in turn issues safety standards covering the use and construction of safety devices and/or machine tools. An important example of such activity is Standard OSHA 1910.217 – Mechanical Power Presses. The...

SAFETY GUIDE Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is a leading NRTL among those authorized to issue certification of electrical systems and equipment. UL is a non-profit organization listing industrial components which have been tested and proven to be safe and reliable in terms of electrical safety and fire resistance. UL Listed Certification Mark means that the product in question was tested and verified to be in line with USA safety requirements. UL Listed General Mark certifies conformance to fire resistance and electrical safety requirements. E S P E UL certification also includes...